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Parrain du Kremlin : Le déclin de la Russie à l'ère du capitaine gangster...

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ISBN
9780156013307
Book Title
Godfather of the Kremlin : the Decline of Russia in the Age of Gangster Capitalism
Item Length
9 in
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Year
2001
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Paul Klebnikov
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Political, Business
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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From nuclear superpower to impoverished nation, post-communist Russia has become one of the most corrupt regimes in the world. Paul Klebnikov pieces together the previous decade in Russian history, showing that a major piece of "the decline of Russia' puzzle lies in the meteoric business career of Boris Berezovsky. Transforming himself from a research scientist to Russia's most successful dealmaker, Berezovsky managed to seize control of Russia's largest auto manufacturer, largest TV network, national airline, and one of the world's biggest oil companies. When Moscow's gangster families battled one another in the Great Mob War of 1993-1994, Berezovsky was in the thick of it. He was badly burned by a car bomb and his driver was decapitated. A year later, Berezovsky emerged as the prime suspect in the assassination of the director of the TV network he acquired. Although plagued by scandal, he enjoyed President Yeltsin's support, serving as the personal financial "advisor" to both Yeltsin and his family. In 1996, Berezovsky organized the financing of Yeltsin's re-election campaign-a campaign marred by fraud, embezzlement, and attempted murder. Berezovsky became the President's most trusted political advisor-playing a key role in forming governments and dismissing prime ministers. Based on hundreds of taped interviews with top businessmen and government officials, secret police reports, contractual documents, and surveillance tapes, Godfather of the Kremlin is both a gripping story and a unique historical document.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0156013304
ISBN-13
9780156013307
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1933247

Product Key Features

Book Title
Godfather of the Kremlin : the Decline of Russia in the Age of Gangster Capitalism
Author
Paul Klebnikov
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Political, Business
Publication Year
2001
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
416 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Hc102.5.H35
Reviews
Well informed . . . A richly detailed account of the emergence of a new Russian oligarchy."-The New York Times Fascinating, well-written narratives of how a corrupt, oligarchic capitalist system has evolved since Yeltsin and his team first launched economic reforms in 1992." -Business Week [An] indispensable as well as riveting account of the rise of this cunning, rapacious, and ruthless figure."-The Washington Monthly, Paul Klebnikov tells the incredible story of Boris Berezovsky, a one-time Russian car dealer who assembled a huge--and illicit--fortune after the collapse of Communism. "This individual had risen out of nowhere to become the richest businessman in Russia and one of the most powerful individuals in the country," writes Klebnikov, a respected reporter for Forbes. "This is a story of corruption so profound that many readers might have trouble believing it." Yet Godfather of the Kremlin is a careful work of journalism in which Klebnikov documents the business dealings of a man who once bragged to the Financial Times that he and six other men controlled half of the Russian economy and rigged Boris Yeltsin's reelection in 1996. Berezovsky survived both an assassination attempt and a murder investigation, and paved the way to power for Vladimir Putin. He and the other crony capitalists of post-Soviet Russia like to rationalize their deeds, writes Klebnikov: "Whenever I asked Russia's business magnates about the orgy of crime produced by the market reforms, they invariably excused it by pointing to the robber barons of American capitalism. Russia's bandit capitalism was no different from American capitalism in the late nineteenth century, they argued." Yet nothing could be further from the truth: Carnegie, Rockefeller, and their peers transformed the United States into an economic superpower. Berezovsky, on the other hand, has "produced no benefit to Russia's consumers, industries, or treasury." It's not that he didn't have an opportunity. To pick one example among many, he took over Aeroflot when it had a monopoly position in a booming market. But the company barely grew, and instead experienced myriad problems. Berezovsky controlled many businesses, but he was a lousy business manager; his only authentic success--as an auto dealer--depended on collusion. His real skill is shady dealmaking, especially with corrupt government officials. That's the way to success in modern Russia, as this well-told but troubling book reveals., Well informed . . . A richly detailed account of the emergence of a new Russian oligarchy."-The New York Times Fascinating, well-written narratives of how a corrupt, oligarchic capitalist system has evolved since Yeltsin and his team first launched economic reforms in 1992." -Business Week [An] indispensable as well as riveting account of the rise of this cunning, rapacious, and ruthless figure."-The Washington Monthly --, After devoting two pages to conspiracy theories about who master-minded the 1999 Moscow bombings that led to Russia's current war against Chechnya, the author admits that it is "all speculation." Such bouts of conjecture mar an otherwise worthwhile examination of how a few tycoons have managed to gain extraordinary power in contemporary Russia. While the title of the book focuses on one of these moguls, the author casts a wider net. Klebnikov, a senior editor at Forbes, does a decent job of describing how Russian political leaders were unable to fashion effective law and economic policy after the Communists lost power in 1991Aand how lobbyist Berezovsky and his cronies employed methods such as pyramid schemes to fuel their rise. The "oligarchs"ABerezovsky, in particularAthen used this economic power to obtain shares in some of Russia's largest companies. As he notes, "It was clear who the losers were: the average Russian." It's difficult to argue with Klebnikov's conclusion that Moscow must limit the power of these businessmen in order to create true democracy. But his hard work occasionally hurts him: he has enough interviews to make interesting hypotheses, but not enough hard evidence to make conclusions about who is responsible for the political violence that has plagued Russia during the last decade. Readers looking for such answers would be better served by thumbing through another new work, Chrystia Freeland's Sale of the Century (reviewed below). Photos not seen by PW. (Sept.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. 
Copyright Date
2000
Dewey Decimal
338.092 B
Dewey Edition
21

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